To my
knowledge, Dick Koch at Pure Power Motorsports (purepowermotorsports@gmail.com) -- who supplied 3 of us with
copies of the Shadrach quarter window scoop -- did so on
a custom basis, so only 3 new pairs of scoops were
produced. He may be receptive to doing another
order, though. As they come, they are not functional, but
can be made fnctional by cutting out the front block-off
to the scoop (which other manufacturers usually cover
with a black patterned plastic to make look like a
grill). The opening can be either left open like
that or a real metal grill can be inserted (which is what
I will be doing).
To make the scoop fully functional requires cutting a
hole that vents the scoop into the car interior. a
flange can be bonded over that hole that allows you to
run a flexible hose to either the rear brakes or to a
differential oil cooler (see interior pics
attached). In the photos, a really ugly orange hose
is used. If I were to do this, I would use a black
hose. For now, my own plan is to open up the front of the
scoop, insert a real grill, and drill a hole and mount a
flange on the interior -- but with a block-off plate, so
that I can keep the interior looking near stock. If
I then get the bug to go racing (or can think of a
cleaner way to route the plumbing) I may make the scoops
fully functional by adding a hose. The quality is
reasonably good, but there is a slight variation in the
shape of the scoop opening from one side to the
other.
Seen independently, both look fine but, seen side by
side, the opening on one is about an 1/8" wider --
enough so that if you make a grill for one side, you
can't simply make a duplicate from it for the other --
you would have to cut the other to fit that 2nd
scoop. Had I known about this earlier, it would not
have kept me from buying the scoops.
If there is any additional info I can provide, please
don't hesitate to drop me a note -- I would be happy to
share any info I have. re: installing metal grills.
I also bought the Ford CS/Shelby SS brake scoops which
come with faux plastic block offs, made to look like
scoop openmings. I am going to have these cut out
and replaced with the same style metal grill as I use in
the qtr. window scoops. I also intend to make them
funtional body cutting a holw through the body on each
side, mounting a flange to connect a hose, and the run
that hose to the rear brakes (I plan to run the qtr
window scoops to a differential oil cooler eventually). From the maker of these scoops:
Shadrach Mustang. Refer to:
> http://www.shadrachmustang.com/
>
> We don't stock inventory for any of our parts, which
are all made to order
> and offered only when there is enough quantity to
make it worthwhile for
> our fabricator (they do not make one offs of
individual parts at a
> reasonable price) to justify the effort.
>
>
> Keep in mind these scoops are designed to be
functional as well as
> cosmetically attractive, which is reflected in the
price.
>
> We just completed a group buy for the scoops for
several folks a couple of
> months ago, which was put together by a fellow that
solicited several
> other buyers which made the purchase feasible. Refer
to:
> http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/media/set/?set=a.112473318787677.10
> 034.104282669606742
>
> If you can put a group buy together, we would
entertain getting our
> fabricator to make them, with the price in the $500+
range depending on
> the quantity that was ordered.
>
> There are other scoops on the market that are
available and are less
> expensive that are not made to be functional. While
we feel don't look as
> good, they are readily available at a lower price.
>
> If you have any other questions or want to pursue
putting together a group
> buy, please let me know.
>
> Thanks for your inquiry.
>
> Dick Koch
> Pure Power Motorsports
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